Parachute toy



0. G. POEN March 10, 1953 PARACHUTE TOY Filed Feb. 12, 1951 INVENTOR.O/Yr/E 0. 0zF/Y BY CITOP/Yf) Patented Mar. 10, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE PARACHUTE TOY Ont-je G. Poen, Matheson, Colo.

Application February 12, 1951, Serial No. 210,444 I 2 Claims. (01.46--86) This invention relates to a toy parachute, and has for itsprincipal object the provision of a simple and easily used parachute toyby means of which a parachute may be thrown by hand to a relativelygreat height, and which will automatically release a toy paratrooper atthe height of its ascent to simulate a parachute drop.

A further object is to so construct the toy that shooting devices, suchas bows, guns, throwing sticks, etc., will be unnecessary to project thetoy into the air, and so that it may be folded into a relatively smallspace for packaging.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of theinvention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efficiency.These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is hadto the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numeralsrefer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout thedescription.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 illustrates the improved parachute toy in the open condition;

Fig. 2 illustrates the toy folded and assembled ready for throwing; and

Fig. 3 illustrates the appearance of the toy during its descent in theair.

The improved toy comprises a sheet I of flexible material. such as lightfabric. As illustrated, the sheet I 0 is square and provided with fourcorners. It is conceivable that it might be hexagonal, with six corners,octagonal, with eight corners, or round, with no corners. A shroud cordI2 is secured to each corner of the sheet III in any desired manner. Asillustrated, a grommet II is positioned in each corner of the sheet I0,and the shroud cord I2 is tied through each grommet by means of anysuitable knot I5.

Before securing the shroud cords to the sheet, the former are passedthrough a cord opening It in the head of a doll-like figure I5. Thecords are then knotted above the head of the figure I5, as shown at I6,and from thence extend to the corner grommets II The figure I5 is cutfrom relatively thick, heavy material, such as wood. to simulate theoutline of a human being. The sides of the figure are stamped orimprinted to represent a paratrooper, and the outline is such as topresent a diminishing or narrowed lower or foot extremity IT.

The sheet I0 is provided with a tapered, open pocket I8 which isstitched or otherwise secured to the upper face of the sheet I 0 bymeans of suitable stitching I9. The bottom of the pocket is closed, andthe bottom is positioned to one side of the center of the sheet In, withthe open side of the pocket directed toward one of the corners of thesheet I0, as illustrated in Fig. l. The pocket has a greater width atits open side than at its closed bottom.

In use, the figure I5 is placed in the pocket I8, with the narrower footportion I'I directed inwardly toward the closed bottom of the pocket I8.The depth of the pocket I8 is such as to leave the major portion of thefigure I5 exposed, and since this exposed portion is relatively widerthan the foot portion I1, the greatest weight of the figure I5, and thecenter of gravity thereof, will be beyond the confines of the pocket I8.

After the figure I5 has been placed in the pocket I8, the corner mostdistant from the figure is folded upwardly thereover, and the two sidecorners are folded or rolled inwardly thereabout, as shown in Fig. 2.The four shroud cords I2 are looped at their middles to form an openfinger loop 20.

The shroud cords I2 are grasped through the loop 20 and the entire toyis swung in a vertical circle and released so that it will flytangentially upward with relatively great force. As the toy is throwninto the air, the reduced foot portion II of the figure will travelforemost, allowing the sheet III to drape rearwardly with comparativelylittle air resistance so that a relatively great height may be attained.

When the apex of the flight has been reached, gravity will cause thefigure I 5 to fall head downward from the pocket I8 and from the sheetIii, since the air resistance will retard the descent of the sheet II).The figure I5 will then right itself to the position of Fig. 3, allowingthe sheet III to expand to provide a parachute-like action.

The pocket I8 serves a double purpose. First. it retains the figure I5in place and in proper alignment during the ascent, and second itenables the user to quickly and accurately position the figure I5 withrelation to the area of the sheet I I! so that it will not becomeentangled therewith and will fall clear therefrom.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described andillustrated herein, it is to be understood that the same may be varied,within the scope of the appended claims, without depart ing from thespirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired securedby Letters Patent is:

1. A parachute toy comprising: a figure cut from relatively heavymaterial to simulate a human being; a plurality of shroud cords attachedto the head of said figure; a rectangular fabric sheet, said cords beingsecured to the corners of said fabric sheet; and an open flexible fabricpocket attached on the upper surface of said fabric sheet to one side ofthe center thereof, with the open side of the pocket facing outwardlyfrom said center of said fabric sheet toward one corner thereof, saidpocket being designed to receive the foot portion of said figure, saidshroud cords forming a loop for throwing said toy when said figure is inplace in said pocket.

2. A parachute toy comprising: a flexible sheet; a plurality of shroudcords of equal length extending from the periphery of said, sheet; adoll-like figure secured to the plurality of shroud cords; and aflexible fabric pocket secured on the upper face of said sheet for thereception of said figure, said pocket being positioned eccentrically ofsaid sheet and opening toward the periphery thereof.

ON'PJI?= G. POEN.

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